Archived Fast food workers are becoming obsolete (finance.yahoo.com)
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Archived Fast food workers are becoming obsolete (finance.yahoo.com)
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[–] Mr_Sir 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
for now.
[–] senpaithatignoresyou 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
They really can't automate the back room bit.
the employees should be inspecting shipments, they would understand what needs a repair ticket and what does not, and they would be able to really clean a bathroom.
AI is not good enough yet. It probably won't be for a good 20 years at the earliest. In fact all these new food kiosks are fundamentally bastardized atms.
[–] TheScattMan 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Even if the tech existed to a point, it comes down to what gets the job done the cheapest and most efficent. If the answer is a robot, then it will be automated.... Alot of jobs can techniquely be automated, but the fact stands that they are complicated enough where a human can still do it cheaper/better. The social aspect will keep people in service jobs (a company can spend extra money to have actual telemarketers, but gain money through higher customer satisfaction) and I see this being the case in restaurants. The truth is although alot of these jobs could be replaced now, the potential fallout of customer dissatisfaction is too high. Once the cost savings of implementing tech outweigh loss, it will be done.
[–] DiscontentedMajority 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Sure, there is pretty much always going to be someone in the restaurant, at least to supervise it.
But one person might be able to manage running the whole restaurant with the right automation.